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6-Understanding Planet Earth

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By: IREM KARAMANOGLU
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Decks in this class (18)

Chapter 1: The Earth in Context Slide Set 1
Define universe,
What is cosmology,
What did people know about the un...
82  cards
Chapter 1: The Earth in Context Slide Set 2
Explain the doppler effect in ter...,
How do we know that the universe ...,
How do we estimate the distance o...
40  cards
Chapter 1: The Earth in Context Slide Set 3
The earth produces a ___________ ...,
How was the oxygen in our atmosph...,
What is earth made of
25  cards
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Slide Set 4
How many plates are there and wha...,
What is pangea,
What is sea floor spreading
25  cards
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Slide Set 5
Associate the earths layers with ...,
Describe earths outer core in ter...,
How does earths dynamo work
48  cards
Chapter 2: Plate Tectonics Slide Set 6
Who is marie tharp,
How does continental lithosphere ...,
What happens when the lithosphere...
46  cards
Chapter 8: Earthquakes Slide Set 7
Identify the false statement a te...,
Where is sediment on the sea floo...,
Oceanic lithospherea is thicker t...
29  cards
Chapter 8: Earthquakes Slide Set 8
The point on the surface of the e...,
On a _________ fault the hanging ...,
Explain the elastic rebound theory
76  cards
Chapter 3: Minerals Slide Set 9
What is the geologists definition...,
How are minerals created,
What are the geologic processes t...
58  cards
Chapter 4: Magma and Igneous Rocks
What is a volcano give an example,
How are igneous rocks formed,
Igneous rock is formed by ______
61  cards
Slides 4c: Igneous
What are the major types of magma...,
How are igneous rocks classified,
How do intrusive and extrusive ig...
47  cards
Chapter 6: Sedimentary Rocks
What do sedimentary rock layers r...,
Sedimentary rocks cover ________,
What is weathering
100  cards
Chapter 7: Metamorphism: A Process of Change
What are metamorphic rocks,
What are protoliths,
Metamorphism occurs when the prot...
30  cards
Chapter 10: Geologic Time
Geologic time provides a frame of...,
Explain james huttons principle o...,
What are the two ways of dating g...
43  cards
Peter Douglas - The History of the Earth
What is uniformitarianism,
What is catastrophism,
What is the overview of the earth...
6  cards
Chapter 19: Global Change in the Earth System
Why does the earth change constantly,
Life on earth is due to interacti...,
What is the earth system composed of
31  cards
sea_level_lecture
What is the tide gauges measure,
How does a satellite altimetry work,
What are the dominant contributor...
9  cards
Chapter 12: Energy Resources
What is photosynthesis,
What are some sources of energy,
How are fuels formed
35  cards

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